A qualitative model of Riacho Fundo (DF, Brazil) water basin sustainability

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 4, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 320-338

  Salles, P ^a   Bredeweg, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Modelling assumptions; Perspectives; Qualitative reasoning models; Riacho Fundo basin; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; INFILTRATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL EROSION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DRAINAGE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER TREATMENT;

BRAZIL; FEDERAL DISTRICT [BRAZIL]; RIACHO FUNDO BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70649090178     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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